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Title: RIP Body Snatcher
Post by: beakdoctor on June 05, 2025, 07:52:24 AM
Wes and Abe will know...

Mike McCallum, a world class boxing champion, has passed away yesterday at the age of 68.

A hallmark of 80's and 90's boxing, McCallum beat other legendary fighters like Julian Jackson,  Herol Graham, Donald Curry, Milton McCrory, Ayub Kalule, Steve Collins, Michael Watson, and Jeff Harding. Additionally he split 2 fights with Sumbu Kalambay and was 0-2-1 against James Toney, many believing it should have been 1-1-1, also went the distance with a prime Roy Jones Jr at a time when RJJ was considered the lb4lb best and still sported a high ko percentage.
Title: Re: RIP Body Snatcher
Post by: illuminati on June 05, 2025, 09:29:34 AM
One of the very best of that era & it was a tough era to be a standout.

R.I.P  Mike.
Title: Re: RIP Body Snatcher
Post by: balzac on June 05, 2025, 10:58:52 AM
Title: Re: RIP Body Snatcher
Post by: ESFitness on June 05, 2025, 11:34:48 AM
left hook liver shot to Donald Curry in 87 was brutal...went the distance with James toney 3x when toney was still toney
Title: Re: RIP Body Snatcher
Post by: Kwon on June 05, 2025, 12:13:21 PM
Quote from: ESFitness on June 05, 2025, 11:34:48 AM
left hook liver shot to Donald Curry in 87 was brutal...went the distance with James toney 3x when toney was still toney

Did Toney become someone else?
Title: Re: RIP Body Snatcher
Post by: illuminati on June 05, 2025, 03:37:44 PM
Quote from: Kwon on June 05, 2025, 12:13:21 PM
Did Toney become someone else?


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Title: Re: RIP Body Snatcher
Post by: AbrahamG on June 05, 2025, 05:21:45 PM
Quote from: beakdoctor on June 05, 2025, 07:52:24 AM
Wes and Abe will know...

Mike McCallum, a world class boxing champion, has passed away yesterday at the age of 68.

A hallmark of 80's and 90's boxing, McCallum beat other legendary fighters like Julian Jackson,  Herol Graham, Donald Curry, Milton McCrory, Ayub Kalule, Steve Collins, Michael Watson, and Jeff Harding. Additionally he split 2 fights with Sumbu Kalambay and was 0-2-1 against James Toney, many believing it should have been 1-1-1, also went the distance with a prime Roy Jones Jr at a time when RJJ was considered the lb4lb best and still sported a high ko percentage.

I am one who thought Mike won the 1st Toney fight.  Very close, not a robbery but I thought Mike won.  And that was Toney, in my opinion, at his all time best.  68 is too young.  I hope he enjoyed his retirement.  RIP.
Title: Re: RIP Body Snatcher
Post by: wes on June 07, 2025, 05:30:38 AM
Great boxer.........Hall Of Famer.........RIP body snatcher!    :(
Title: Re: RIP Body Snatcher
Post by: oldschoolfan on June 07, 2025, 03:03:12 PM
probably one of the most underated fighters of that era i dont think he was ever knocked out either. shame he never got any big fights.
Title: Re: RIP Body Snatcher
Post by: Humble Narcissist on June 08, 2025, 12:41:23 AM
Remember him back in the great days of boxing. RIP